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Nantasket

Ghost town · Buffalo County, Nebraska

Rockville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Rockville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nantasket is a ghost town in Buffalo County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Buffalo County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nantasket as a historical populated place on the Rockville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.0278° N, 98.8587° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockville
Elevation1,984 ft
Nearest living townRavenna, NE
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1875083
Coordinates41.02779, -98.85869

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What's there now

Nantasket is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ravenna, NE (population 1,352), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,984 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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